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Non-Compete Agreements are contracts, typically formed in employment or business purchase contexts, where one party agrees to refrain from engaging in a particular line of work or pursuing business within a certain industry or locale. The purpose of these agreements is to protect employers or business purchasers from competition stemming from former employees or former owners of a business. less -

“Re-do” bill would fundamentally change New York non-compete law

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 6/5/2025

Two years ago, a bill that would have effectively gutted New York non-compete law made it as far as the Governor’s desk where Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) vetoed it, much to the relief of the New York business community. However,...more

Employment Flash - March 2024

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/25/2024

In this issue of Employment Flash: the new DOL rule on independent contractors, SCOTUS’s unanimous Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower ruling, plus labor law developments in California, Delaware, D.C., New York, the EU, Germany and...more

New California Law Requires Notice to Employees About Void Noncompetes

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 3/1/2024

Most employers know that California has for decades prevented enforcement of employee non-competition and customer non-solicitation agreements. Some companies with California operations modify their agreements with employees...more

Valentine’s Day Marks Compliance Deadline for California Noncompete Notification Requirement

Perkins Coie on 1/23/2024

For some time now, California law has generally prohibited employers from entering into post-employment noncompete agreements with employees unless an exception applies. The basis for this prohibition is found in Section...more

UPDATE: New York State Set to Prohibit Non-Compete Agreements [VETOED]

White & Case LLP on 12/28/2023

Update: On December 22, 2023, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul vetoed the bill that would ban all new non-competition agreements for workers in New York. News reports indicate that Governor Hochul sought to limit the ban...more

PEO Pointers: 2-Step Plan to Comply with Surprising New California Non-Compete Law

Fisher Phillips on 11/14/2023

Welcome to “PEO Pointers,” a regular series of quick-read alerts to keep PEOs and their client companies up to speed on the latest issues affecting the industry and what they can do to ensure compliance. Today’s topic: new...more

California Expands Its Ban on Noncompetes with New Amendment

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. on 9/28/2023

In July, we wrote about a bill passed by the New York State Assembly which, if signed by the governor, will prohibit nearly all noncompete agreements for workers in New York. We also wrote about a Minnesota law that went into...more

The Employment Law Reporter - September 29 2022

Rivkin Radler LLP on 9/29/2022

Here is what we cover in this issue of The Employment Law Reporter: •The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has ruled that Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 affords a faculty member a private right of...more

Employment Law Update – Fall 2020

Kaufman & Canoles on 9/29/2020

Over the years, Virginia has been regarded as a somewhat employer-friendly state in terms of workplace regulation. Virginia courts afforded substantial protection against state law claims due to the at-will nature of most...more

Virginia Makes Significant Changes to State Employment Laws

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 7/31/2020

Virginia employers must comply with a host of new employment laws. Virginia has enacted a number of significant changes to its employment laws to establish new protections and rights for employees. These changes...more

Change in the Commonwealth: Reviewing Virginia’s Expansive New Employment Legislation Taking Effect Today

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/1/2020

For months, Virginia employers have heard about the new wave of employee-friendly legislation that will create additional costs and challenges for Virginia employers. Today, as Virginia enters Phase 3 of its reopening plan,...more

[Webinar] New Virginia Employment Laws: What Employers Need to Know - June 16th, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm ET

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/3/2020

The employment law landscape in Virginia will undergo a seismic shift effective July 1, 2020. Since April 2020, Governor Ralph Northam has signed roughly two dozen bills into law that will significantly impact employers,...more

Virginia Employers Get Ready: New Laws Dramatically Expand Employee Protections and Employer Liability in the Commonwealth

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace on 4/27/2020

In the wake of Virginia voting in Democratic majorities in both houses of the state legislature last year, the Virginia legislature has passed, and Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has signed into law, a slew of new measures...more

Employers, Beware! United States Senate Introduces Bill to Limit Enforceability of Covenants Not to Compete

Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers,... on 11/7/2019

Effectively drafted restrictive covenants are valuable tools employers can utilize to protect their proprietary interests. Covenants not to compete and covenants not to solicit an employer’s clients or employees are the most...more

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